Dominique Jones (American football)

Dominique Jones
No. 85Miami Dolphins
Position: Tight end
Personal information
Date of birth: (1987-08-15) August 15, 1987
Place of birth: San Diego, California
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 270 lb (122 kg)
Career information
High school: San Diego (CA) Horizon Christian
College: Shepherd
Undrafted: 2011
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2016
Receptions: 9
Receiving yards: 96
Touchdowns: 1
Player stats at NFL.com

Dominique Jones (born August 15, 1987) is an American football tight end for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Shepherd.

College career

He played college football at Shepherd University in 2010. As a tight end Jones totaled 403 yards on 34 receptions and averaged 11.9 yards a catch. He led the team in touchdown receptions with nine.[1] The Rams had their furthest Division II playoff run in the school's history and won the WVIAC title before becoming the first WVIAC team to advance to the national semi-finals.

Professional career

Sacramento Mountain Lions

He played the 2011 season for the Sacramento Mountain Lions of the United Football League.

Reading Express

He signed with the Reading Express of the Indoor Football League in 2012.[2]

Indianapolis Colts

On April 30, 2012, he signed with the Indianapolis Colts as a Undrafted free agent.[3] On October 8, 2012, he was released and was re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[4]

Miami Dolphins

On October 24, 2012, he was signed by the Miami Dolphins to join the practice squad.[5] On November 19, 2012, he was released.

Second stint with the Indianapolis Colts

On November 21, 2012, he signed with the Indianapolis Colts.[6]

Jones was released by the Colts on October 22, 2013.

Kansas City Chiefs

On October 30, 2013 he was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs to their practice squad. The Chiefs placed Jones on their active roster on December 7.[7] He was released by the Chiefs on March 6, 2014.

Buffalo Bills

He signed with the Buffalo Bills on July 26.[8] The Bills released Jones on August 29, 2014.[9]

Denver Broncos

He was signed to the Denver Broncos practice squad on September 9, 2014,[10] and cut on September 5, 2015.

Baltimore Ravens

Jones was signed to the Baltimore Ravens' practice squad on September 7, 2015.[11] On September 24, 2015, he was released by the Ravens.[12]

New York Giants

Jones was signed to the New York Giants' practice squad on October 7, 2015.[13] On October 15, 2015, he was released by the Giants.[14]

Minnesota Vikings

Jones was signed to the Minnesota Vikings' practice squad on November 17, 2015.[15]

Return to Miami

The Dolphins signed Jones to a reserve/futures contract on January 19, 2016, along with Zac Dysert.[16] On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Dolphins as part of final roster cuts.[17] He was re-signed on October 3, 2016.[18]In a Week 9 victory over the New York Jets, Dominique was the Dolphins' leading receiver with 3 catches for 42 yards and 1 touchdown, the first of his career.

References

  1. "Shepherd Rams 2010 Statistics". ShepherdRams.com. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
  2. "READING RECEIVER GETS CHANCE IN THE NFL". goifl.com/.
  3. "Colts Transactions of May 2012". nfl.com.
  4. "Indianapolis Colts Transactions of 2012". colts.com.
  5. "Dolphins sign former Colts TE Dominique Jones to practice squad". sun-sentinel.com. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
  6. "Indianapolis Colts sign tight end Dominique Jones to the active roster". colts.co. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
  7. Twitter / KCChiefs: The #Chiefs have promoted TE Dominique Jones to the 53-man roster and has released WR Chad Hall.
  8. http://m.buffalobills.com/s/30841/260?itemPos=3&itemUri=2105827027%2F510513131513414107213143101721
  9. Bills reduce roster to 62 ahead of 53-man deadline
  10. "Dominique Jones". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  11. Downing, Garrett (September 7, 2015). "Ravens Sign Three More To Practice Squad". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved September 27, 2015.
  12. Downing, Garrett (September 22, 2015). "Ravens Release Running Back Terrence Magee". BaltimoreRavens.com. Retrieved September 28, 2015.
  13. Eisen, Michael (October 7, 2015). "Giants add WR Myles White to active roster, TE Daniel Fells to IR". Giants.com. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
  14. Eisen, Michael (October 15, 2015). "DB Brandon McGee, Tackle Xavier Proctor added to Practice Squad". Giants.com. Retrieved December 6, 2015.
  15. "Vikings Sign TE Dominique Jones to Practice Squad". Vikings.com. November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  16. "Dolphins sign QB Zac Dysert, TE Dominique Jones to futures deals". Miami Dolphins. Retrieved 2016-01-22.
  17. Poupari, Alain. "Dolphins Make Moves To Get Roster To 53". MiamiDolphins.com.
  18. "PRESS RELEASE: Dolphins Make Roster Move". MiamiDolphins.com. October 3, 2016.
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